Ririe, Shirley

Shirley Ririe is a co-founder of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, which is based in Salt Lake City.

From the description of The Shirley Ririe papers. 1946-2007. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 232576026

Shirley Ririe was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 20 February 1929. She attended the University of Utah, then furthered her studies in dance in New York. She married Rhees Ririe in 1951 and soon after accepted a position to teach at Brigham Young University. Shirley later accepted a position at the University of Utah and met Joan Woodbury. They started a small company, called Choreodancers, which later became the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company.

From the guide to the Shirley Ririe papers, 1946-2010, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)